I have made a plan for this trip in advance. The place I want to go is Xidi and Hongcun, the representative of Huizhou ancient town.
Actually, I don't know which ancient town to go to. A friend of mine, Tomb-Sweeping Day, went to Chengkan and Xin 'an Landscape Gallery. The surrounding ancient towns are also famous: Tangmo, Qiankou and Tangkou. Of course, after reading some comments on Mama Donkey's website, I think Xidi and Hongcun are relatively large and well-known.
The train ticket was bought about ten days in advance, and it took 20 hours to get to Huangshan by hard seat. Because of my previous travel experience, taking a train for one night will not affect my mental state, so I chose this way. Besides, the company holiday won't let you leave early, and there is still time to go to the train station, so I chose k45/k46, which is very safe and won't affect my work at all.
Hotels are also booked ten days in advance, because scenic hotels generally have to raise prices during small holidays, which is also the previous experience.
There are many small hotels run by families near Huangshan Railway Station. It's only a few minutes away from the railway station, which is very convenient. I just asked several companies on Baidu map, and some of them couldn't tell what the May Day price was, and some quoted 80- 100 yuan. Later, I asked another one, a single room for one person, with a window, a TV, a public toilet and a hot bath. The price is only 20 yuan/night. Haha, the price is really affordable. I added the boss's WeChat and directly transferred the money to her. As a result, I went on a business trip, and my boss clearly remembered me and received me warmly. (Friends who also want to travel in poverty can find the Full Moon Hotel on Baidu map, about 150 meters east of Huangshan Railway Station. ) The single room in the hotel is also 60 yuan/night during the small holiday, so it is cost-effective to book in advance.
On the morning of April 29th, k45 set out and the journey began. This kind of train should be managed by Fujian Railway Bureau, and the conductors all have lovely Fujian accents.
I like taking the train very much and looking at the fast-jumping scenery outside the window. I can just stare out the window without doing anything. This is a rare part of my life that belongs only to me. There are many passengers traveling to Mount Tai in the carriages of their peers. I chatted with a girl of similar age about my feelings of traveling around the world. Occasionally, a mother and daughter opposite me will interrupt to talk about their experiences. This is the advantage of hard seat. The space between people is very close, very close.
The train first goes east to Tianjin, then south to Hebei, Shandong and then to taishan station. There are many passengers in the crowded carriage, and it is at night. It seems that you can sleep with your clothes on at night.
In the carriage, watching the bright sunshine in the morning, the hot sunshine at noon, the soft sunshine at night and the gentle moonlight at night. This is how the day is spent on the train.
When passing through Xuzhou Station, I also saw the symbol of Xuzhou-Peace Bridge. The Peace Bridge in the night is dazzling.
Pack up Day2 Hongcun Xidi-feel the ancient town and live a daze in inner peace. At dawn, I rubbed my eyes and suddenly saw the emerald color in my eyes. It is really in the south, isn't it? A touch of new green outside the window puts the gentlest veil on the mountains. My heart looks at this most insipid and precious gift of nature with emotion, and I want to print it in my heart forever.
At 7: 20, the train arrived at Huangshan Railway Station ahead of schedule. Although I didn't have a good rest at home, I was in a good mental state.
After leaving the station, there are many scenic buses in the square in front of the station, most of which go to Huangshan scenic spot, and there are also some buses in Hongcun Xidi Tangkou. Originally, I wanted to go to Xidi first, because the map is close to downtown Huangshan, and there is only a bus to Hongcun, so I went to Hongcun first, and the fare was 24 yuan.
About an hour and a half, around nine o'clock, we arrived at Hongcun.
After getting off the bus, I walked for about ten minutes to Hongcun, which is no different from thousands of small towns in Qian Qian, China. The road is a bit bumpy, and there are some tourist shops or restaurants on both sides.
At the entrance of the ticket office, people are queuing in twos and threes to buy tickets. The normal price is 104 yuan. I bought it from Mama Donkey, plus coupons, and the fare is 76 yuan. You need an ID card to buy a ticket. Some people don't take it, and the staff are not accommodating. Online tickets can be bought and used, which is different from Xidi. However, it is said that you can evade tickets, but you don't know how to evade tickets.
Hongcun is to greet distant guests with the gentle gesture of this small bridge and flowing water, a water town with white walls and black tiles.
The river is full of young people who come to sketch. They absorbed themselves in painting colors on the palette and created a clever water town world on the canvas. Hongcun ancient town has been silent for thousands of years, but the vegetation on the shore is updated every year. In the alternation of simplicity and vitality, the town has become the most precious travel memory in the hearts of groups of visiting tourists.
Red lanterns are hung in front of the house across the river. When you close your eyes, you can think that when night falls, lanterns light up, which is another unique beauty.
Walking in, the front hall of the ancient town is a sea of flowers.
Further inside, there is a well-preserved ancient village. I have always loved that narrow path, and the road in the ancient town has only twists and turns.
It's really different from the northern countryside. Just look at the stone lion outside the house. The atmosphere in the north is exquisite in the south, and the stone lions and crane lotus flowers in the ancient town are beautifully portrayed.
The hotel here is also quiet and elegant like a painting according to the traditional Huizhou folk houses.
In the academies of Ming and Qing Dynasties, many scholars and scholars were enlightened here. The tall plaques and wooden beams made the children awe-inspiring, and they couldn't help sitting behind the teacher and chanting.
Compared with Xidi, Hongcun's commercial atmosphere is much weaker. Although almost every household has an inn and restaurant, it only peeks at the general appearance of the winner's hall and restaurant at the open door, and then leaves quickly.
It was sunny at noon, and a small restaurant at the entrance of the village asked for a plate of oolong noodles with fried noodles. The boss does a good job, but the weight is small. After a while, there were more people in the restaurant. Generally speaking, during the May Day holiday, when all the scenic spots were crowded, the ancient town still maintained a leisurely and comfortable sightseeing rhythm.
I came back after a short rest. I asked the staff in the scenic spot. There is a direct shuttle bus to Xidi at the other exit. Ticket price, 6 yuan. It takes about twenty minutes to get to Xidi Scenic Area.
I have to say that Xidi's tourist center is also a place where you can buy bus tickets to Tunxi. The staff are very enthusiastic, thoughtful and responsible. In the visitor center, you can sit down and rest, recharge your batteries, have free boiled water and store your luggage.
I bought tickets from Xidi online and was told to enter the park two hours later when I checked in. In other words, I have to buy tickets online two hours in advance, so I have no choice but to sit in the visitor center for two hours before I can enter the park.
When you enter Xidi Scenic Area, the first thing you see is not the ancient houses, but the poems of Fu in the suburbs of Beijing. Shen Congwen wrote in "Border Town": Cui Cui grew up in windy days, with dark skin and clear eyes like crystals against the backdrop of green mountains and green waters. People who have lived here for generations have also developed a simple and philosophical character in this landscape.
Go to Xidi Village, and you will see the brand of Xidi Village, Tiger Archway-No ... The archway is more than 2 meters high and nearly 10 meters wide. It is three stone archways with four pillars and five floors. The stone used is the local famous black marble "Yixian Green". Looking closely, there are many patterns carved on the archway, which are exquisite and complicated, beautifully carved and patchwork by using typical techniques such as relief, general carving and round carving.
The entrance to Digu Village
The residential buildings in Xigu Village are very concentrated.
Xidi has a higher degree of commercialization, but unlike Nanluoguxiang, which has various exquisite shops, Xidi's shops are all in villagers' homes, including brewing, osmanthus wine, glutinous rice wine and daughter red; Huangshan specialty, all kinds of tea; There are various shapes of wood carvings and stone carvings, as well as Shexian famous product Sheyan. These goods are placed in the villagers' own homes, and tourists can visit them at will. The tour guide took a group of tourists into the villagers' home without saying hello.
A family hangs portraits of their ancestors.
Almost every household in the local area hangs pickled pig legs. Later, I asked the locals that they sprinkled thick salt on the pig's legs, so even if it was very hot, it wouldn't go bad when hanging at the door. Stir-fry fresh vegetables when eating, even without salt.
Huizhou ancient town flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it is a place that attaches great importance to etiquette. Most of the villagers are surnamed Hu, and Hu's ancestral hall is well preserved. Sacrifice, negotiation or punishment among ethnic groups all take place in ancestral halls. Later generations can explore the life of the ancients from the ancestral temple.
In ancient times, ladies in boudoir threw hydrangeas.
I visited Xidian for an hour and a half. Out of the village, I saw some tofu sellers, but the TV on the wall showed that China on the tip of the tongue was too attractive, so I bought one. The result is really unacceptable. Tofu is badly broken and tastes astringent, so it was thrown away before eating.
The lovely staff in the scenic spot arranged for us to queue up to get on the bus, and there was a traffic jam on the bus back to Tunxi. She also volunteered to stay and go with the passengers in that car.
Tunxi Bus Station takes bus No.21to Huangshan Railway Station. I didn't go to Tunxi Old Street because I was too tired. On the bus, I saw many brand clothing stores in the old street. Some people say that it keeps the original appearance of the old street. It seems to be a landscape where ancient times and modern times coexist.
After settling down in the evening, I went out for dinner and went to an Anhui restaurant, but I didn't see the menu. The proprietress said there was no menu in the restaurant. She pointed to the refrigerator and said, Look what you want to eat, and we'll make it for you. Haha, I have never seen such a restaurant. I ordered a fried shredded pork with water bamboo, which is a specialty here. The boss's craft is very good, and ordinary dishes are also fried with great flavor.
Packing Day3 life is like a journey, and the heart remains the same. Although I only stayed in Huangshan for one day, I can still feel the leisurely life of people in third-and fourth-tier cities.
Some people in the ancient town simply moved a bench and sat at the door, doing nothing and watching tourists and sketching students come and go to kill time. Young people usually help in their own shops and have been living in this fast-paced village far from the city. Perhaps the ancient town, a time-stamped home, gave them an observation and perception of life that others had never seen before. People's lives are generally like this. Compared with the outside world, inner leisure and security are the most important.
In Huangshan City, people run restaurants, hotels and transportation between downtown and scenic spots, all around their families to make a living. Keeping the beautiful scenery, they have a strong sense of identity with their hometown, and naturally they have no motivation to go out and work hard.
At eight o'clock in the morning, I set foot on the return train. I'm still a little depressed. After all, after the holiday, I have to go back to work at the desk in the cubicle, but the journey is full of novel unknowns. On the train, I chatted with my neighbor's Sichuan aunt and the opposite Inner Mongolia guy. From the tour of Huangshan Scenic Area and Hongcun Ancient Town, I feel other interesting people and things I have been to. From the delicious food I ate this time to how to save money when traveling, I have a great sense of accomplishment. From popular TV variety shows to P2P investment and financial management, a local college student from Huangshan joined us and invited us to taste braised pork with plum vegetables, a special product of Huangshan.
The childlike innocence of yearning for beautiful things made me forget the fatigue of the journey and was moved by the scenery along the way. I will go to Wan Li Road in the future, and I won't change my mind.